πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 34 meters long. The blue ribbon is 6 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 31 meters long. A green rope is 27 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 29 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 92 inches long. One stick is 15 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar builds a train of blocks 58 feet long, then adds 18 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 62 cm long, then adds 19 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 4 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 48 inches long. A string is 37 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Two sticks laid end to end are 42 meters long. One stick is 19 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Penny the Panda cut 15 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 21 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 11 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 93 inches long. A string is 71 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 40 meters
- 2. 4 meters
- 3. 39 feet
- 4. 77 inches
- 5. 76 feet
- 6. 81 cm
- 7. 14 meters
- 8. 11 inches
- 9. 23 meters
- 10. 36 meters
- 11. 5 meters
- 12. 22 inches
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